un-Einsteinian

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ Einsteinian.

Adjective

un-Einsteinian (comparative more un-Einsteinian, superlative most un-Einsteinian)

  1. Not in accordance with the theories of physics as laid out by Albert Einstein.
    • 2010, RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics, Spring/Autumn 2010:
      Note that to put it this way is precisely not to argue that Cubist space was "based on" Riemann's; that would amount to suggesting, in a perfectly un-Einsteinian fashion, that Cubism accepted Riemannian space as its apriori and then went on to represent it illusionistically.
    • 2012 June 8, “Back to the future”, in The Economist:
      The particles may not be un-Einsteinian, but they remain weirdly fascinating all the same.
  2. (rare) Unlike Albert Einstein; unintelligent.
    • 2011, Mark Elswick, Padman:
      As I prepared to put into action my un-Einsteinian plot, I grabbed the string to untie my drawers and yank them down.